• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.181-190
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• 2014

An entomopathogenic bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), can sporulate along with production of insecticidal Cry toxins. Bt Cry toxins exhibit relatively narrow spectrum to target insects due to their specific interactions with midgut receptors. This study designed several strategies to enhance Bt efficacy in target insect spectrum and insecticidal activity. Four Cry toxins were purified from four different Bt strains and showed relatively narrow target insect spectrum. However, the Cry mixtures significantly expanded their target insect spectra. The additional effect of baculovirus to Cry toxin was tested with recombinant baculoviruses expressing Cry1Ac or Cry1Ca. However, the baculovirus was little effective to expand target insect spectrum. Bacterial culture broth of Xenorhabdus nematophila (Xn) significantly suppressed insect cellular immune response and increased Cry toxicity. The addition of Xn culture broth to Cry mixture significantly enhanced Bt efficacy in target insect spectrum and insecticidal activity.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.309-317
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• 1987

It was known that normal-haemolymph from the 3rd instar larvae of Lucillia illustris contain a lysozyme (or lysozyme-like substance) with bactericidal activity to fram positive bacteria, and the bactericidal activity of injured-haemolymph was increased significantly after injuring the body wall. To elucidate the defence mechanism of insect against the nonpathogenic bacteria, the immune-haemolymph against Escherichia coli K-12 was prepared after immunization. The bactericidal activity between injured and immune-haemolymph was compared, and it was revealed that the immune-haemolymph showed higher titer of bactericidal activity to fram positive bacteria as well as to Escherichia coli. The bactericidal substance from the immune-haemolymph was purified through a successive chromatographies on Sephacryl S-300 and CM-Sepharose CL-6B, and it was characterized as a basic protein in nature with heat stable property at acidic conditions.

• Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.577-587
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• 2012

This study was conducted to determine the effects of supplementing herbaceous peat preparation and vitamin C in order to find out its effects on immunity and growth performance in Holstein calves. Twenty Holstein calves ($39.3{\pm}4.21kg$ average initial body weight) were allocated into four treatments by completely randomized design. Dietary treatments included: 1) control (Basal diet), 2) treatment 1 (control +5% herbaceous peat), 3) treatment 2 (control+10g vitamin C) and 4) treatment 3 (control+10g herbaceous peat+10g vitamin C). The duration of the experiment was 38 days in this experiment, and blood metabolism, dry matter intake, body weight and diarrhea frequency were investigated. For blood metabolism, white blood cells (WBC), neutrophils (NE), lymphocytes (LY), and red blood cells (RBC) did not show any significant differences among treatments. Average daily gain and feed conversion were highest in T1 group feeding with the herbaceous peat preparation compared to the control groups and diarrhea frequency showed lowest in T3 group. Overall results of the present experiment indicated that dietary supplementation with herbaceous peat influenced positively on growth performances in Holstein calves.

• The Journal of Korean Society of Virology
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.107-114
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• 1996

본 연구는 인간면역결핍바이러스의 입자를 비이온성 계면활성제로 처리할 때 바이러스 입자구조에서 분리되어 방출되는 바이러스 구조단백질들의 분포를 sucrose gradient로 분석하여, 바이러스 입자를 구성하는 바이러스 구조단백질과 바이러스입자의 생물리학적 특성을 연구하였다. 바이러스입자들을 0.16% NP40 (Nonidet P-40)으로 처리할 때, 바이러스 capsid 단백질과 바이러스 막 단백질 (membrance protein)들은 다른 바이러스 구성성분들과 잘 분리되었다. 계면활성제처리에서 방출되지 않은 구성 성분들은 matrix 단백질, nucleocapsid 단백질, reverse transcriptase, integrase 및 바이러스 RNA genome로써, 이들은 subviral 구조를 형성한다. 이러한 결과는 상대적으로 다른 바이러스들의 capsid 단백질과 면역 결핍 바이러스의 capsid 단백질 (p24)를 비교할 때, 면역결핍바이러스의 capsid 단백질은 바이러스핵을 형성할 때, capsid 단백질 사이의 결합력이 매우 약한 것으로 추정된다. 또한 바이러스 조절단백질의 하나인 vpr 단백질을 함유하는 바이러스입자를 NP40 처리하여 분석하였을 때, vpr 단백질은 subviral 구조에 존재하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.301-304
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• 1990

In the mosquitocidal delta-endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp, isruelensis and B. thuringiensis subsp. darmstudiensis 73E10-2, were contained an immunologically homologous protein. The homologous protein was confirmed from Ouchterlony test, irnmuno-electrophoresis, and enzyme linked immunoassay by polyclonal antibodies against the delta-endotoxins of both strains.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.39-52
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• 2000

컴퓨터망의 확대 및 컴퓨터 이용의 급격한 증가에 따른 부작용으로 컴퓨터 보안 문제가 중요하게 대두되고 있다. 이에 따라 침입자들로부터 침입을 줄이기 위한 침입탐지시스템에 관한 연구가 활발하다. 본 논문에서는 컴퓨터 면역 시스템을 바탕으로 한 새로운 IDS 모델을 제안하고, 이를 설계하고 프로토타입을 구현하는 그 타당성을 보인다. 제안한 모델에서 IDS들은 여러 컴퓨터에 분산되고, 분산된 IDS들 중 어느 하나가 특권 프로세스(Privilege process)에 의해 발생된 시스템 호출 순서 중 비정상적인 시스템 호출을 탐지한 경우 이를 다른 IDS들과 서로 동적으로 공유하여 새로운 침입에 대한 면역력을 향상시킨다.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.103-107
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• 1990

lgM-like immunoglobulin was purified from the immune serum of M albus which immunized with bovine Serum albumin(BSA) as an antigen(Ag) and characterized. The Ag-specific antibody activity of the immune serum was increased after the immunization. The purified lgM-like immunoglobulin had a tetrameric structure which had a molecular weight of 800 kD and the monomer of IgM-like Ig had a mass of 199 kD which was composed of two heavy chains (Mol. wt. 70 kD) and iwo light chains (Mol. wt. 29.5 kD). The IgM-like Ig showed hemaggluti nating activity to mammalian RBC slightly.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.180-187
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• 2016

Purpose: This study described the post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and secondary varicella infection in children inadvertently exposed to varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the hospital. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from patients with VZV infection who were initially not properly isolated, as well as children exposed to VZV at the Seoul National University Children's Hospital between January 2010 and December 2015. The PEP measures were determined by the presence of immunity to VZV and immunocompromising conditions. Patient clinical information was reviewed via medical records. Results: Among 147 children hospitalized between 2010 and 2015, 13 inadvertent exposures were notified due to VZV infection. Five index children had a history of VZV vaccination. Eighty-six children were exposed in multi-occupancy rooms and 62.8% (54/86) were immune to VZV. The PEP measures administered to 27 exposed patients included varicella zoster immunoglobulin and VZV vaccination. Four children developed secondary varicella, which was linked to a single index patient, including one child who did not receive PEP and three of the 27 children who received PEP. The rates of secondary varicella and prophylaxis failure were 4.7% (4/85) and 11.1% (3/27), respectively. The secondary varicella rates were 1.9% (1/54) and 9.7% (3/31) among immunocompetent and immunocompromised children, respectively. Conclusions: Delayed diagnosis of VZV infection can lead to unexpected exposure and place susceptible children and immunocompromised patients at risk for developing varicella. The appropriateness of the current PEP strategy based on VZV immunity may require re-evaluation.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.113-117
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• 2006

New nonspecific immunostimulators (Koko enterprise Co., Ltd., Korea) were evaluated for its effectiveness as a nonspecific immunostimulator in pigs. The effects of new nonspecific immunostimulators were determined by analysis of cytokines using ELISA and blood-chemistry. IFN-r which is one of the cell mediated immune cytokines significantly increased in DIR-vitamineral 0.2% group posttreatment 4 weeks and was significantly higher IMF 0.2%, DIR-vita 0.1% and DIR-vitamineral 0.2% groups than control group in 3 months. DIR-vitamineral 0.2% had a most strong effectiveness as a nonspecific immunostimulator in our treatment materials in pigs. IMF 0.2% and DIR-vita 0.1% were seen that there had effectiveness of a nonspecific immunostimulator in posttreatment 3 months. IgG IgM and Total Ig which were humoral immune globulins, were not significantly changed in posttreatment 4 weeks and 3 months. In conclusion, this study has demonstrated that new nonspecific immunostimulators had an immunostimulatory effect on pigs through cell mediated immune response.

• Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.483-490
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• 2014

The study was conducted to the effect of inclusion of chitosan-oligosaccharide in drinking water on the blood component profile, immunity and antioxidative enzyme of broiler chickens. A total of 28,000 broiler chickens (Arbor Acre) at 1 days of age were fed the commercial diet until 35 days of age, the treatment divided into two treatments, normal control group and chitosan-oligosaccharide in drinking water group. In concentration of glucose, treatment was significantly decreased than control (P<0.05), but not statistically different on the Triglyceride, Total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol in the Blood component profile of broiler chicks. The concentration of glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (GOT) was statistically different but the concentration of glutamic pyruvate transaminase (GPT) was significantly decreased in treatment fed chitosan-oligosaccharide than control (P<0.05). Immunoglobullins in the blood, concentration of IgG was not significantly different among control and treatment but concentration of IgM was significantly increased in fed chitosan-oligosaccharide than control (P<0.05). Antioxidant and super oxide dismutase (SOD) was not different among control and treatment and concentration of catalase and glutathione peroxidase were significantly increased in fed chitosan-oligosaccharide than control (P<0.05).